AGE STRUCTURE AND SOME GROWTH PARAMETERS IN A POPULATION OF Bombina bombina (L., 1761) FROM TURKEY

BÜLBÜL U., Eroglu A. I., Kurnaz M., Kaya Z. M., Koc H., Eroglu S. A.

RUSSIAN JOURNAL OF HERPETOLOGY, cilt.25, sa.3, ss.221-226, 2018 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 25 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2018
  • Doi Numarası: 10.30906/1026-2296-2018-25-3-221-226
  • Dergi Adı: RUSSIAN JOURNAL OF HERPETOLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.221-226
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: fire-bellied toad, longevity, skeletochronology, thrace, Turkey, SEXUAL SIZE DIMORPHISM, KARELINII STRAUCH 1870, SOUTHERN CRESTED NEWT, LIFE-HISTORY TRAITS, DIFFERENT ALTITUDES, RANA-TEMPORARIA, BODY-SIZE, GEOGRAPHIC-VARIATION, COMMON FROG, LONGEVITY
  • Karadeniz Teknik Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

We studied age, growth and longevity in a population (Deoirmenyeni) of B. bombina from Turkey by skeletochronology performed on the phalanges. The mean age was found to be 4.23 years. The maximum life span was 7 years. The sexual maturity was 2 - 4 years. The sexes did not exhibit any differences in terms of mean body size (SVL). For both sexes, we found a positive correlation between SVL and age. Growth pattern estimated by von Bertalanffy's showed a good fit to the relation between age and SVL. For both sexes, the estimated asymptotic SVL was smaller than the maximum SVL recorded. In conclusion, our results show similar growth rates between both sexes having similar longevity and age at sexual maturity.